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Study guide for The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare ...

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Cell #13. <strong>Taming</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Shrew</strong>. Act 2, Scene 1. “She really loves me.”“PatriciaBe patient, gentlemen; I choose her <strong>for</strong> myself:If she and I be pleased, what’s that you?‘Tis bargain’d ’twixt us twain, being alone,That she shall still be curst in company.I tell you, ’tis incredible to believeHow much she loves me: O, <strong>the</strong> kindest Kate!She hung about my neck; and kiss on kissShe vied so fast, protesting oath on oath,That in a twink she won me to her love . . .”<strong>The</strong> men do not believe that Katharina loves Petruchio or that he isinterested in her, but Petruchio assures <strong>the</strong>m that both are true. Hesays that he chose Katharina all <strong>by</strong> himself, and that while <strong>the</strong>y werealone, he fell in love with her even more.Do <strong>the</strong> men believe that Petruchio loves Katharina?In <strong>the</strong> quote above, <strong>the</strong> word vied most nearly means:a) competed eagerlyb) moved in circlesc) surroundedd) gave up

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